Electoral district of Auburn

Auburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Lynda Voltz, after the 2019 election.

Auburn
New South WalesLegislative Assembly
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since the 2023 state election
StateNew South Wales
Created1927
MPLynda Voltz
PartyLabor Party
NamesakeAuburn, New South Wales
Electors59,152 (2023)
Area32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
DemographicInner metropolitan
Electorates around Auburn:
Parramatta
Granville
Parramatta Parramatta
Granville Auburn Strathfield
Fairfield East Hills Bankstown

Geography

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On its current boundaries, Auburn includes the suburbs of Auburn, Berala, Birrong, Lidcombe, Potts Hill, Sefton, Rookwood, Wentworth Point and parts of Bankstown, Bass Hill, Chester Hill, Silverwater and Yagoona.[1]

Members

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Member Party Term
  Jack Lang[2] Labor 1927–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1943
  Lang Labor 1943–1946
  Chris Lang[3] Lang Labor 1946–1950
  Edgar Dring[4] Labor 1950–1955
  Thomas Ryan[5] Labor 1956–1965
  Peter Cox[6] Labor 1965–1988
  Peter Nagle[7] Labor 1988–2001
  Barbara Perry[8] Labor 2001–2015
  Luke Foley[9] Labor 2015–2019
  Lynda Voltz[10] Labor 2019–present

History

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Auburn was created in 1927. It has been held by the Labor Party for its entire existence, and for most of that time has been one of Labor's safest seats in New South Wales. It is considered a part of Labor's heartland in Western Sydney.[11][12]

Auburn was once represented by former Premier, Jack Lang, and later by his son, Chris Lang. The seat was once vacant for four months; between December, 1955 and March, 1956; as a result of the death of Edgar Dring. A by-election was not held, given the relatively short amount of time left until the 1956 New South Wales state election.

Election results

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2023 New South Wales state election: Auburn[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynda Voltz 28,167 60.1 +6.0
Liberal Haseen Zaman 9,327 19.9 −11.3
Greens Masoomeh Asgari 3,237 6.9 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Morkos Douaihy 3,162 6.7 +6.7
Jamal Daoud 1,733 3.7 +3.7
Sustainable Australia Shelley Goed 1,227 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 46,853 93.4 −0.4
Informal votes 3,286 6.6 +0.4
Turnout 50,139 84.8 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynda Voltz 30,701 74.0 +10.3
Liberal Haseen Zaman 10,793 26.0 −10.3
Labor hold Swing +10.3

References

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  1. ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Auburn". elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr James Christian Lang". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Edgar Percy Dring (1896-1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Thomas Vernon Ryan". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Peter Francis Cox (1925-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Peter Richard Nagle". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Barbara Mazzel Perry (1964- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Mr Luke Aquinas Foley (1970- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. ^ "The Hon. Lynda Jane Voltz, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Labor has 'let down heartland' O'Farrell".
  12. ^ "Eight Western Sydney Labor MPs rebel against Nathan Rees on Parklea prison privatisation".
  13. ^ LA First Preference: Auburn, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Auburn, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.